Isn't "crony-capitalism" just a polite way of saying fascism?
The Economist: "The number of public companies has dropped dramatically in the Anglo-Saxon world—by 38% since 1997 in America and by 48% in Britain's main markets. The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) in America dropped from an average of 311 a year in 1980-2000 to just 81 in 2011 (chart 2)."

We don't have capitalism in this country. Capitalism requires free markets and we don't have those either. What we have is an ever growing government the picks economic winners and losers instead of refereeing the game with honor and integrity.

That is interesting. They are clearly stepping over the line. They run a search engine and email service. All their data collection, including Google Earth, are attempts to micromanage society in a new way without understanding the true nature of production. They are still looking at money and resources as though are finite. That just isn't the case.

True capitalism does not exist. What we have is crony capitalism which is controlled and manipulated by the government.
Our representative form of government has been destroyed by the crony capitalists that bribe our politicians so that they can achieve advantage over the companies that do not bribe the government officials.

Eric Schmidt = Orren Boyle on steroids

Neither gentlemen quoted seem to be true capitalists. They seem more like the I've got mine, type. True capitalists don't talk about income inequality, thay talk about how everybody can get more in a capitalist society.
I agree with khalling's statement: Some Capitalist! Since I didn't hear her say it, I don't know if sarcasm was included in the speaking of it. The sarcasm flag was flying full out in mine.

I am sorry, Scott, but thumbs down for this. Eric Schmidt does NOT have good credentials. He is some kind of Bilderberger Illuminati controller. Read his biography... then read his father's... He inherited the family business.
"The influential head of Google, Eric Schmidt, has called for civilian drone technology to be regulated, warning about privacy and security concerns. Cheap miniature versions of the unmanned aircraft used by militaries could fall into the wrong hands, he told the UK's Guardian newspaper. Quarrelling neighbours, he suggested, might end up buzzing each other with private surveillance drones. He also warned of the risk of terrorists using the new technology. Mr Schmidt is believed to have close relations with US President Barack Obama, whom he advises on matters of science and technology.” -- BBC Technology News here Touted on Slashdot here
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/04/13/...
from my blog "Drones are Everywhere" here:
http://necessaryfacts.blogspot.com/2013/...

Schmidt earned his doctorate figuring out how to control people online.
His father, Wilson Schmidt of the World Bank here:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=4...
(He died too young - age 54 - in a nightclub fire.)

The word "capitalism" has too many different meanings to be useful as an ideological identifier. The term "free market" has a lot less baggage and cannot be corrupted by adding adjectives such as "crony".

Some capitalist!
http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/...

A celebration, or prelude to a dirge?

Yes. Lets all go watch "Atlas Shrugged III."

Let's stop listening to propheteers rushing out of Googles ass!

YEAH, let's do that !